Huw Williams, Author at Backseat Mafia

Live Review: Extreme – Manchester Academy 30.11.23

“We’ve got no business putting out an album at this stage in our career”. So says legendary guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, part way through Extreme’s Manchester Academy show. Indeed, they are…

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Live Review: CMAT – Leeds Stylus, 21.11.23

Sometimes you go to gigs and you come away feeling happy but not blown away. You saw what you expected and all was fine. Then other times you come away…

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Live Music: Becky Hill confirmed for Hardwick Festival

Pop royalty Becky Hill is the first headliner confirmed for next year’s Hardwick festival in County Durham. Hardwick 2024 is gearing up for it’s 10th anniversary celebrations, and this is…

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Live Review: Teenage Fanclub – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 08.11.23

Teenage Fanclub have consistently toured over the last few years, and have maintained a strong fan base, nowhere more so, it seems, than this Wednesday evening in Leeds. This time…

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Live Review: Piri – Project House, Leeds 08.11.23

As part of a 6-date Extra Hot tour, Piri is showing just how far she has come in the last 12 months, touring pretty much non stop, travelling the world…

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Live Review: FIZZ – Jumbo Records In-Store 28.10.23

FIZZ is the tantalising combination of dodie, Orla Gartland, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown, all outstanding artists in their own right, creating a whole greater than the sum of…

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Meet: Tony Wright talks to us about 30 years of Terrorvision ahead of anniversary tour

It’s a bright morning as I cross the road to Bloomfield Square. As I open the door and step inside, I’m greeted by the moustache, baseball cap and avuncular demeanour…

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Live Review: Skinny Pelembe – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds. 08.10.23

If you’ve not come across Skinny Pelembe before, and asked me to describe what you will get, you’ll be setting a difficult task. His background and heritage instill within him…

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News: CMAT drops new album ‘Crazymad, for me’ tomorrow

Following the critical acclaim for her single Stay for Something, CMAT drops her new collection of songs tomorrow, October 13. It was a great teaser to her highly-anticipated sophomore album,…

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Live Review: Girl Scout – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 06.10.23

When you think about Swedish music, where does your mind go? Sure, there’s the rich heritage of pop (think Abba, Ace of Base) and EDM (Avicii, Swedish House Mafia). Metal…

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